The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-03-18
--- ----------7-7---- 77--------@7=-
Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Maryland Central Railroad stock lately sold
in Baltimore at 81 and $3.50 per share.
Mr.. W. Boyd Bell is preparing to- build a
handsome dwelling house, near Emmorton
school house.
ALBERT Dolazie, a native of Austria, was
naturalized by Judge Waters, on Wednesday
of last week.
Mr.. II. c. Hallowell, of Montgomery coun-
ty, will deliver a lecture on Farming before the
Fallston Farmers Club, on the 25th of March.
Mr. Ira r. George, near Emmorton, has a
heifer with six teats, which gives milk freely
from them all. TWAS two years old last June
"A meeting will be held in Darlington, on
Thursday evening, March oath, at Z P. NJ, for
the purpose of organizing building associa-
ton.
by Comptroller Turner's last quarterly
school tax distribution Hartford county receives
s30S1. IA for her white and SS42 .35 tor her col
ored schools
Mr.. Geo. s. Armstrong has rented the Long
Bar farm, in Abingdon district, belonging to
the Hartford Furnace Company, and will engage
in canning tomatoes.
Rev. George Morrison, of Baltimore coun-
ty, formerly pastor of the Grove Presbyterian
Church, Aberdeen, is an applicant for appoint
ment as chaplain in the army.
1t is stated that 1000 gallons of milk are
daily sent to Baltimore, over the Maryland Cen
trail Railroad. The largest quantity from any
one station comes from Fallston.
The granary at Hartford Furnace, belong.
ing to the Hartford Furnace Company, was
broken open, one day last week, and about
barrel of corn was stolen therefrom.
The improvement in our public roads dur.
ing the week past has been remarkably rapid.
The winds and sunshine have dried up the mud
and in some places the roads are dusty.
On Tuesday of last week, Lizzie Aver,
daughter of Mr.. John AXer, of Forest Hill had
her ankle sprained, while playing on straw
rick. She was attended by DR.. F. p. Smithson.
The citizens of Hartford Furnace and vici-
nifty are anxious to have the B. and o. Railroad
establish q regular station at McGaw's. 1t
would be great convenience to many farmers,
it is thought
On Monday night some miscreant entered
George Lyle's stable, in Bel Air, and mutiated
his two mares. 1t is difficult to conceive rea
son that could prompt any Onf'O commit such
heartless act
The directors Of the TlarforN County Agri-
cultural Society wnr'neet in Air, next Tues
day, ed, TO consider the report of the commit
tee lately sent to Elkton TO aid in forming a
trotting circuit.
The schooner John A. Logan, belonging to
Mr. James Buck, of Port Deposit, was discov-
cred to be leaking on Thursday of last week,
and the captain ran her ashore at Colchester
Beach, where she sank.
Mr.. Henry Fuford, of Bel Air, is agent for
the sale of the Oriole High-grade fertilizers,
manufactured by Symington Bros. u Co., Balti-
more, and for Horner's bone dust-al of which
are standard and reliable goods.
Mr.. Alvin Rigdon will sell at public sale,
next week, all of the goods in his store at Pyles-
willie. The sale will be held at 2 and Z 2. NJ,
beginning on Monday, March 2lst, and will con-
tinue from day to day. This is chance TO Sc
cure bargains which seldom occurs the stock
being large and complete.
MIR. John Hughes, native of Hartford coun-
ty, died at his residence, on s. Broadway, Balti-
more, on Tuesday night, in his SD year. MIR.
Hughes was well known as q cabinet maker and
undertaken. He was the father of Mrs. Mitchell,
wife of Mr. E. Madison Mitchell, formerly of
the second district of Hartford county.
There are number of small colored orphan
children at the county Almshouse, who are
growing up in idleness. If properly trained
many of them would make useful SER
wants. Arrangements could no doubt be made
by which their services could be secured until
they become of age. It would be far better for
them to be in respectable families than to grow
up as paupers.
We are indebted to DR.. j. IL. Scarf, for
merly of Hartford county, for an invitation to
attend the commencement OF the Baltimore
Medical College, in Baltimore, on Tuesday
evening. Nearly hundred new physicians
were turned out on that occasion. The degrees
were conferred by Hon. Stevenson Archer, Presi-
dent of the board of directors. Drs. Freed and
Meredith won what are known as the Scarf
prizes, presented by DR.. j. IL Scarf to the two
graduates passing highest in certain classical
studies.
Another IMPRovEMENT.-MT II. B. Bruins,
of Jerusalem Mills has bought from Mr.. Chas.